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Use Brightness-Contrast Adjustment in GIMP for an Easy Photo Boost

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Easy Photo Edit in GIMP
Before and after photo in GIMP

This shows a photo before and after an easy photo edit using Brightness-Contrast in GIMP.

© Ian Pullen

GIMP is a very powerful image editing application, but even less experienced users can make an easy photo edit in GIMP. This brief article will show you how you can use the Brightness-Contrast feature to make an easy photo edit that will give your digital photos a real boost.

Although there are several ways to achieve a similar effect in GIMP, the Brightness-Contrast feature is very easy to use as it involves using just two sliders. The result is similar to making an 'S' shaped Curves adjustment, which is a very common photo editing technique. You can see the result of this easy photo edit in the image with the adjusted photo on the right and the original to the left.

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